ROCKY MOUNTAIN ASPHALT USER/PRODUCER GROUP

12th ANNUAL MEETING

MINUTES

Rocky Mountain Asphalt User/Producer Group's 12th Annual Meeting was held October 15-16, 2003 at Holiday Inn Denver Downtown..

The Group would like to extend their gratitude to everyone that made this meeting a great success.

Speakers:

• "Uniformity of HMA Pavements" - Dr. Pedro Romero - University of Utah
  
• "Advancement and Implementation of Creep Recovery Test for Binder Rutting Resistance" - Dr. Hussain Bahia - University of Wisconsin - Madison
  
• "NM US 70 Design Asphalt Concret Pavement" - Dr. Adam Hand - Granite Construction - John Tenison- New Mexico Department of Transportation
• "Acid Modification of Asphalt Binders" - Larry Larson - Koch Pavement Solutions
  
• "Using Gel Permeation Chromatography for Detecting Polymers in Asphalts" - Dr. Mac McCann - Western Research Institute
  
• "Critical Review of Superpave Aggregate Propeties & Emerging Technology" - Brian Prowell - NCAT
  
• "Welcome & Opening Remarks - Bill Schiebel, Colorado Department of Transportation
• "TRB - Superpave - Mix and Binder ETG Update"- John Bukowski, FHWA Representative
  
• "AASHTO 2002 Design Guide - Early Implementation - Larry Ilg, Arizona Department of Transportation
• "Western Regional Superpave Center Presentation" - Dr. Peter Sebaaly, University of Nevada
  
• "Highlights of FHWA's Re-Authorization Bill" - Bernie Kuta, FHWA
  
• "Performance Related Specifications" - Brian Prowell - NCAT
  
• "HMA Warranty - The Cost Benefit Evaluation begins" - Jay Goldbaum, Colorado Department of Transportation
  
• "The History of Pavement Noise and New Directions in Arizona" - Larry Scofield, Arizona Department of Transportation
• "Smooth Roads Ahead: Wyoming DOT's Successwith an IRI Based Smoothness Specification" - Christina Spindler, Wyoming Department of Transportation
  
• "Life Cycle Cost Using Polymer Modified Asphalt - Tim Glanzman, Kraton and Harold Von Quintus